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ENos CHURCHILL, Von TULARE, AssIcNo-Ror onn-I-IALF To WILLIAM VMORROI,V OFl SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA.

4WASHING- MAcHmE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 413,821, dated October 29, 1889. Application filed March 25, 1889. Serial No. 304.721. (No model.)

.T0 all whom, it may concern: Y

Be it known that I, ENOS CHURCHILL, of

.Tulare city, county of Tulare, State of Caliend in which 'the air is compressed by the rocking action of the vessel and the movement of its contents, the compressed air re- 'acting on and through said contents and' driving it back, thus more effectually agitating it.

The object of myinvention is to provide a machine adapted for washing clothes or churning cream, in which the agitation of A the material acted upon is effective, in the case of washing the water and suds being forcibly driven back through the clothes by the compressed air, and in the case of churning the fatty globules being thoroughly bro-v ken up.

YA spring C may be located on this bedplate and have its ends projecting upwardly, so that as the vessel rocks it comes in contact with said` ends, which assist it on its return movement. A rockingmotion is imparted to the vessel by any suitable means, as by the handle D, secured to one side. The

vessel A is made with a central top opening adapted to be closed by a cap a. The top walls of the vessel incline downwardly from its central portion, thus contracting its interior space toward each end. The ends of the vessel are formed with upwardly-turned chambers a', which join its contracted end 5o spaces, as shown. These chambers may be slightly curved inwardly at the tops. The bottom of the vessel may be straight or slightly curved. About the entrance-opening of the vesselaange a2 is formed, to which 5 5 to secure the wringer, and inthe cap a is a vent a3, to permit the escape of the gases.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The material or materials to be acted upon are put into the vessel through its cen- 6o tral top opening and the cap a. is fitted to place to confine them. A rocking movement is then imparted to t-he vessel, whereby its contents are thrown from end to end. The air in the vessel is thereby compressed in the end chambers a', and serves to drive back the contents and thoroughly agitate them. In the case of clothes-washing, it forces the water and suds back through the clothes and causes them to permeate the 7o mass, thus effectively cleansing the clothes. In the case of cream, the compressed air drives it back forcibly and penetrates it at each movement of the vessel and produces a thorough churning action. The interior of the vessel being smooth there is no rubbing, and consequently no wear on the clothes.

A suitable heating device-such as a lampmay be placed under the vessel, if desired, to keep the water hot.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The rocking or oscillating containing vessel A, having its interior space contracting to each end, and an air-chamber a', opening out of and rising above said ends, and in which the air is compressed by the movement of the vessels contents, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the rocking or oscillating containingwessel A, having its top walls inclined downwardly from its center portions, and provided with a cap-controlled entrance-opening in its top center, upwardly. 95 and inwardly Vturned contracted ends, and

air-chambers a opening out of and rising In lwitness whereof I have hereunto set my above said ends, whereby air is compressed hand.

in said chambers by lche action of the vessels contents, the handle for rocking said Vessel, and the assisting-spring beneath the Witnesses: bottom of the vessel, /substantially as de- G. Q. GILL, scribed. C. G. I-IOUGH.

ENOS CHURCHILL. 

